The griot's sermon, 'God insists on a resurrection!' celebrating life in the midst of death: an African-American model for doing funeral sermons

Eric van Smith

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The griot's sermon, 'God insists on a resurrection!' celebrating life in the midst of death: an African-American model for doing funeral sermons

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Eric van Smith. The Griot's Sermon, 'god Insists On a Resurrection!' Celebrating Life In the Midst of Death: an African-american Model for Doing Funeral Sermons. Iliff School of Theology. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bea5e8b2-d6ca-4173-972b-8970ac01f75d?locale=es.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

E. V. Smith. The griot's sermon, 'God insists on a resurrection!' celebrating life in the midst of death: an African-American model for doing funeral sermons. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bea5e8b2-d6ca-4173-972b-8970ac01f75d?locale=es

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Eric van Smith. The Griot's Sermon, 'god Insists On a Resurrection!' Celebrating Life In the Midst of Death: an African-American Model for Doing Funeral Sermons. Iliff School of Theology. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bea5e8b2-d6ca-4173-972b-8970ac01f75d?locale=es.

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Eric van Smith

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The objective of this paper is to develop an African-American model for doing funeral sermons. The author uses the West African oral traditions of storytelling as practiced by the West African griot to develop the images of pastor/griot and the preacher/griot. Using these images and the Emmaus Road story found in Luke 24:13-35, the author develops the Emmaus Road model for pastoral care and the formation of the funeral sermon. The model illustrates the unique way the preacher/griot can develop a funeral sermon that brings comfort to the bereaved by reframing death through the lens of resurrection.

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